Inspection reports and quinquennials

Presbytery Building officers carrying out inspections and external bodies tasked with producing the quinquennial reports on behalf of presbytery should ensure that they have suitably inspected and reported on the condition of the boundary walls and recorded their findings and recommendations to the congregations. The report should include the date of the inspection and include any perceived health and safety hazards and risks and any immediate actions taken to control the hazards identified if they are perceived to present a foreseeable risk. The General Trustees Safe Buildings Team should be notified immediately to ensure that the hazards and risks have been suitably controlled until a professional contractor has inspected the structure and the repairs have been carried out.